# What Is Swine Fever and Can We Prevent its Resurgence? - Grit

> A Grit article explains African swine fever symptoms, transmission and biosecurity steps for hog owners. It notes the disease has spread across Asia and Eastern Europe and was recently found in Haiti and the Dominican Republic.

- Date: 2022-09-12 · published 2022-09-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16246-what-is-swine-fever-and-can-we-prevent-its-resurgence-grit
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md), [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

General disease education does not add new supply information, so its direct price effect is minimal; it reinforces the ongoing ASF risk to global pork supply.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2021-03-10 | [Resurgence of African Swine Fever in China Threatens Global Grain Demand](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48100-resurgence-of-african-swine-fever-in-china-threatens-global-grain-demand.md) | +4.4% | +14.3% |
| HOGS | 2021-12-13 | [African swine fever risk is real](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16316-african-swine-fever-risk-is-real.md) | +5.4% | +5.7% |
| HOGS | 2018-09-10 | [U.S. Pork Response African Swine Fever Prevention – Swine Health Information Center](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62909-u-s-pork-response-african-swine-fever-prevention-swine-health-information-center.md) | +4.4% | +27.6% |
| HOGS | 2020-06-05 | [China reports African swine fever outbreak in Yunnan province](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52486-china-reports-african-swine-fever-outbreak-in-yunnan-province.md) | -5.6% | -10.7% |
| HOGS | 2018-10-01 | [Focus On… African Swine Fever – What to Expect?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62437-focus-on-african-swine-fever-what-to-expect.md) | +6.4% | -5.4% |
| SBM | 2021-03-10 | [Resurgence of African Swine Fever in China Threatens Global Grain Demand](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48100-resurgence-of-african-swine-fever-in-china-threatens-global-grain-demand.md) | -3.0% | -2.9% |
| SBM | 2018-09-10 | [U.S. Pork Response African Swine Fever Prevention – Swine Health Information Center](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62909-u-s-pork-response-african-swine-fever-prevention-swine-health-information-center.md) | -2.2% | +0.4% |
| SBM | 2018-11-01 | [How to identify African swine fever, prevent spread \| WATTAgNet \| WATTPoultry.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61926-how-to-identify-african-swine-fever-prevent-spread-wattagnet-wattpoultry-com.md) | +0.5% | +0.2% |

## Sources

- grit.com: https://www.grit.com/animals/livestock/pigs/swine-fever-zm0z22ndzawar/

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